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id: "39522"
name: Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway National Scenic Byway - Colorado
distance: "152"
duration: 3 hours to drive or 3 days to enjoy the Byway
description: Colorado's Dinosaur Diamond runs through the best land in the world to learn about dinosaurs. Museums along the route display many such fossils and also artifacts of the ancient Indians who once lived in the deep canyons, colorful deserts and cool mountain valleys of this part of the American West.
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websites:
  - url: https://www.codot.gov/travel/colorado-byways/northwest/dinosaur-diamond
    name: Colorado Byways
  - url: https://www.colorado.com/byways/dinosaur-diamond
    name: Colorado Travel Guide
  - url: https://www.coloradodirectory.com/maps/dinosaur.html
    name: Colorado Vacation Directory
  - url: https://nsbfoundation.com/nb/dinosaur-diamond-prehistoric-highway-co/
    name: National Scenic Byway Association
  - url: https://www.americanlegacytours.org/colorado/dinosaur-diamond-prehistoric-highway-road-trip/
    name: National Travel Center
  - url: https://www.thearmchairexplorer.com/colorado/dinosaur-diamond-prehistoric-highway.php
    name: The Armchair Explorer
attractions:
  - url: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/browns-park
    name: Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge
  - url: https://www.nps.gov/colm/index.htm
    name: Colorado National Monument
designations:
  - National Scenic Byway
states:
  - CO
part of:
  - "2474"
ll:
  - -108.81291999965822
  - 39.19670099985126
bounds:
  - - -109.05129214281811
    - 39.109530999955666
  - - -108.64424899959164
    - 40.27328648718162

---

Colorado's Dinosaur Diamond runs through the best land in the world to learn about dinosaurs. Museums along the route display many such fossils and also artifacts of the ancient Indians who once lived in the deep canyons, colorful deserts and cool mountain valleys of this part of the American West.